You will experience a significant amount of swelling, so be prepared to look hideous for a few days. If you start to feel sick, then I would be calling the Doc. Hope you are feeling and looking better soon. :)

I always swell up like someone punched me in the eye, but I've found facial stings to heal more quickly than others...usually swelling the day of the sting and then the next day, and that's it. Your reaction sounds normal.

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i got tagged under the eye as well, It hurt for a bit but I was lucky and didnt get any of the swelling just some itch for a few days. Maybe you will be lucky and once the initial pain goes away you won't have any swelling either. I would think it depends on how much venum gets into your system ie how deep the stinger penetrated and also how long it stayed in your skin.( but maybe thats all wrong , just seems to be that way with this newbees sting experiences) I have had a few hope it all goes away soon for you!!!!

Everyone's vascular and nervous system in the face is different. My dad was stung on the four head and looked like the Hunchback of Notre Dame for a week. Myself, whenever the dentist injects me with Novocaine on my upper right side my right eye goes numb and I can still feel everything.

Expect a bunch of swelling. In fact, it's probably not more swelling than you might get elsewhere, but because there just isn't a lot of flesh on the face it doesn't have many places to go... so it goes out.

On New Year's Eve I took a hit right on the bridge of the nose and a second under my eye. The first photo titled new years eve beesting is about three hours after the sting. The next one titled new year's day is 24 hours.

The swelling probably maxed out about 36 hours, and then started to subside. The pressure started to drop about 48 hours and there was less pressure on palpation. By 72 hours most of the swelling was gone and I was just left with the appearance of a slightly blackened eye.

There wasn't a lot of "pain" aside from the initial whack and a bit of a headachey stuffy feeling as the swelling went up. Mostly it actually felt as if I'd had a big dental anaesthetic.

That's how it goes for me anyway.

As long as your throat feels ok and you're not seeing swelling away from your face or itching/rash that indicates a systemic type reaction rather than a local one, you're fine. If you're not sure, see a doctor and make sure.

I may luck out on this one. Except for slight eye pain right now, you cannot even tell I got stung. Of course, the next few days will tell the truth. I really got the stinger out right away. As she was stinging me, I was scraping at it.

I am currently a comedy sideshow for my wife and kids and scare the snot out of folks that have seen me today :evil:

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Annette, hope you are OK. That benedryl is nasty stuff, I can't take it because it whacks me out for the day too. Even the non-drowsy that I have, I don't like that feeling of being whacked out on stupey drugs like that, but I know it does help. (Got a picture so we can laugh, eeks, did I say that? hee, hee). Best of a beautiful life and day, Cindi

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Yeah, I agree that the benefits of benedryl are outweighed by the bad side affects, mainly sleepyness. Unless it is for my kids at bedtime :roll:, then they will actually go to sleep when we want them to.

I'm happy, that although my stings always swelled in the past, I seem recently to have it the no-swell threshold!! :) :) :) It still hurts like fire getting stung. I am much much more confident with the bees though!

The first hit to my head really hurt, it was right above my right ear near the temple. The swelling didn't begin for a few hours and then OH BOY. Swelling for 2 days, a full 72 hours until I was"normal" again.

The second hit to the head occurred in the same place! I began to swell faster, and my right eye swelled shut..I looked UGGLEE!!!!!

I have been stung in the face through the veil and did not have much of a reaction. I assume the stinger was pulled out pretty quick from the face. I hope it is the same for you. When I get stung in the ankles or hands it tended to be worse.

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